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The Science and Applications of Acoustics. 2nd ed. D. R. Raichel. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006 [2000]. $89.95 (660 pp.). ISBN 0-387-26062-5

14th European Workshop on White Dwarfs. D. Koester, S. Moehler, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 334. Proc. wksp., Kiel, Germany, July 2004. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2005. $77.00 (666 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-197-4

1604–2004: Supernovae as Cosmological Lighthouses. M. Turatto, S. Benetti, L. Zampieri, W. Shea, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 342. Proc. mtg., Padua, Italy, June 2004. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2005. $77.00 (512 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-209-1

Advances in Astronomy: From the Big Bang to the Solar System. J. M. T. Thompson, ed. Royal Society Series on Advances in Science 1. Imperial College Press, London, 2005. $118.00 (417 pp.). ISBN 1-86094-577-5

The Cool Universe: Observing Cosmic Dawn. C. Lidman, D. Alloin, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 344. Proc. wksp., Valparaíso, Chile, Oct. 2004. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2005. $77.00 (268 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-211-3

Gravitational Radiation, Luminous Black Holes, and Gamma-Ray Burst Supernovae. M. H. P. M. van Putten. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $120.00 (308 pp.). ISBN 0-521-84960-8

Neutrinos and Explosive Events in the Universe. M. M. Shapiro, T. Stanev, J. P. Wefel, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 209. Proc. inst., Erice, Italy, July 2004. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005. $199.00 (424 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3746-5

The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres. 3rd ed. D. F. Gray. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005 [1992]. $85.00 (533 pp.). ISBN 0-521-85186-6

Ultraviolet Radiation in the Solar System. M. Vázquez, A. Hanslmeier. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 331. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $179.00 (380 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3726-0

Intermolecular Forces and Clusters II. D. J. Wales, ed. Structure and Bonding 116. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $175.00 (158 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28191-6

Ionization, Correlation, and Polarization in Atomic Collisions. A. Lahmam-Bennani, B. Lohmann, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 811. Proc. symp., Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $131.00 (227 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0303-1

Molecular Machines. T. R. Kelly, ed. Topics in Current Chemistry 262. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $229.00 (236 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28501-6

Molecular Physics: Theoretical Principles and Experimental Methods. W. Demtröder. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2005. $85.00 paper (470 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40566-6

Springer Handbook of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics. 2nd ed. G. W. F. Drake, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006 [1996]. $199.00 (1504 pp.). ISBN 0-387-20802-X, CD-ROM

Astrobiology: A Multidisciplinary Approach. J. I. Lunine. Pearson/Addison Wesley, San Francisco, 2005. $74.00 paper (586 pp.). ISBN 0-8053-8042-6

Biological Physics of the Developing Embryo. G. Forgacs, S. A. Newman. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $80.00 (337 pp.). ISBN 0-521-78337-2

Fundamentals of Space Medicine. G. Clément. Space Technology Library 17. Microcosm Press, El Segundo, CA, and Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005 [2004, reissued]. $99.00 paper (361 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3246-3, CD-ROM

Glucose Sensing. C. D. Geddes, J. R. Lakowicz, eds. Topics in Fluorescence Spectroscopy 11. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $150.00 (442 pp.). ISBN 0-387-29571-2

A Guide to Biomolecular Simulations. O. M. Becker, M. Karplus. Focus on Structural Biology 4. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $89.95 (220 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3586-1

Immobilisation of DNA on Chips I. C. Wittmann, ed. Topics in Current Chemistry 260. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $179.00 (195 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28437-0

Protein–Lipid Interactions: New Approaches and Emerging Concepts. C. R. Mateo, J. Gómez, J. Villalaín, J. M. González-Ros, eds. Springer Series in Biophysics 9. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $149.00 (235 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28400-1

Polymer Analysis/Polymer Theory. S. Anantawaraskul et al. Advances in Polymer Science 182. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $269.00 (308 pp.). ISBN 3-540-25548-6

Polyynes: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. F. Cataldo, ed. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2006. $139.95 (506 pp.). ISBN 1-57444-512-X

Surface Science Research. C. P. Norris, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $98.00 (199 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-159-0

Surface Science Research Developments. C. P. Norris, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $98.00 (241 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-158-2

The Best of Indian Physics. B. G. Sidharth, ed. Contemporary Fundamental Physics. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $129.00 (94 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-115-9

The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems. M. Gardner, D. Richards, ed. W. W. Norton, New York, 2006. $35.00 (494 pp.). ISBN 0-393-06114-0

Encyclopedia of Physics. Vols. 1 and 2. 3rd rev. ed. R. G. Lerner, G. L. Trigg, eds. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2005 [1991]. $240.00 set (2991 pp. set). ISBN 3-527-40554-2

Handbook of Chemistry and Physics on CD-ROM. D. R. Lide, ed. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2006. $159.95 ISBN 0-8493-9133-4, CD-ROM

Probabilistic Robotics. S. Thrun, W. Burgard, D. Fox. Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2005. $55.00 (647 pp.). ISBN 0-262-20162-3

The Reasoned Schemer. D. P. Friedman, W. E. Byrd, O. Kiselyov. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2005. $27.50 paper (169 pp.). ISBN 0-262-56214-6

Dynamics of Spatio-Temporal Cellular Structures: Henri Bénard Centenary Review. I. Mutabazi, J. E. Wesfreid, E. Guyon, eds. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 207. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $199.00 (249 pp.). ISBN 0-387-40098-2

Non-Linear Dynamics and Fundamental Interactions. F. Khanna, D. Matrasulov, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 213. Proc. wksp., Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oct. 2004. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $169.00 (349 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3947-6

Soliton Management in Periodic Systems. B. A. Malomed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $119.00 (180 pp.). ISBN 0-387-25635-0

The 4th International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses. C. J. Gross, W. Nazarewicz, K. P. Rykaczewski, eds. Proc. conf., Pine Mountain, GA, Sept. 2004. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $219.00 (803 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28441-9

Exotic Nuclear Systems. Z. Gácsi, Zs. Dombrádi, A. Krasznahorkay, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 802. Proc. symp., Debrecen, Hungary, June 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $144.00 (337 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0291-4

Fundamentals of Protein NMR Spectroscopy. G. S. Rule, T. K. Hitchens. Focus on Structural Biology 5. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $99.00 (530 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3499-7

Nuclear Fission and Fission-Product Spectroscopy. H. Goutte, H. Faust, G. Fioni, D. Goutte, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 798. Proc. wksp., Cadarache, France, May 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $155.00 (386 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0288-4

Coherent Sources of XUV Radiation: Soft X-Ray Lasers and High-Order Harmonic Generation. P. Jaeglé. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 106. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $199.00 (416 pp.). ISBN 0-387-23007-6

Optomechatronics: Fusion of Optical and Mechatronic Engineering. H. Cho. Mechanical Engineering Series. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2006. $139.95 (597 pp.). ISBN 0-8493-1969-2

Photorefractive Materials and Their Applications 1: Basic Effects. P. Günter, J.-P. Huignard, eds. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 113. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $139.00 (421 pp.). ISBN 0-387-25191-X

Powder Diffraction: The Rietveld Method and the Two Stage Method to Determine and Refine Crystal Structures from Powder Diffraction Data. G. Will. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $129.00 (224 pp.). ISBN 3-540-27985-7

The Supercontinuum Laser Source: Fundamentals with Updated References. 2nd ed. R. R. Alfano, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006 [1989]. $159.00 (537 pp.). ISBN 0-387-24504-9

Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. Vol. 55. B. Kayser, B. R. Holstein, A. Jawahery, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2005. $86.00 (599 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-1555-3

Astrophysical Sources of High Energy Particles and Radiation. T. Bulik, B. Rudak, G. Madejski, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 801. Proc. conf., Toruń, Poland, June 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $154.00 (418 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0290-6

Deep Inelastic Scattering. W. H. Smith, S. R. Dasu, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 792. Proc. wksp., Madison, WI, Apr.–May 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $237.00 (1100 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0283-3

The Identification of Dark Matter. N. J. C. Spooner, V. Kudryavtsev, eds. Proc. wksp., Edinburgh, UK, Sept. 2004. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2005. $168.00 (662 pp.). ISBN 981-256-344-X

An Introduction to Relativistic Processes and the Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions. C. M. Becchi, G. Ridolfi. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $34.95 paper (139 pp.). ISBN 88-470-0420-9

Low Energy Antiproton Physics. D. Grzonka et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 796. Proc. conf., Bonn, Germany, May 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $158.00 (453 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0284-1

Muons: New Research. J. Caparthy, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $129.00 (247 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-175-2

Pauli’s Exclusion Principle: The Origin and Validation of a Scientific Principle. M. Massimi. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $75.00 (211 pp.). ISBN 0-521-83911-4

The Quantum Challenge: Modern Research on the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. 2nd ed. G. Greenstein, A. G. Zajonc. Jones and Bartlett Titles in Physics and Astronomy. Jones and Bartlett, Sudbury, MA, 2006 [1997]. $64.95 (300 pp.). ISBN 0-7637-2470-X

Relativistic Dynamics of a Charged Sphere: Updating the Lorentz-Abraham Model. 2nd ed. A. D. Yaghjian. Lecture Notes in Physics 686. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006 [1992]. $99.00 (152 pp.). ISBN 0-387-26021-8

New Vistas in Dusty Plasmas. L. Boufendi, M. Mikikian, P. K. Shukla, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 799. Proc. conf., Orléans, France, June 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $178.00 (594 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0287-6

Black Bodies and Quantum Cats: Tales from the Annals of Physics. J. Ouellette. Penguin Books, New York, 2005. $15.00 paper (320 pp.). ISBN 0-14-303603-3

Categories on the Beauty of Physics: Essential Physics Concepts and Their Companions in Art and Literature. E. Sefusatti, J. Morse, H. T. Hamann. The Categories Series: Cultivating the Connected Mind. Vernacular Press, New York, 2005. $24.95 (276 pp.). ISBN 0-9740266-3-8

The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design. L. Susskind. Little, Brown, New York, 2006. $24.95 (403 pp.). ISBN 0-316-15579-9

The Day Without Yesterday: Lemaître, Einstein, and the Birth of Modern Cosmology. J. Farrell. Thunder’s Mouth Press, New York, 2005. $24.95 (262 pp.). ISBN 1-56025-660-5

Epic of Evolution: Seven Ages of the Cosmos. E. Chaisson. Columbia U. Press, New York, 2006. $34.50 (478 pp.). ISBN 0-231-13560-2

It’s About Time: Understanding Einstein’s Relativity. N. D. Mermin. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2005. $29.95 (192 pp.). ISBN 0-691-12201-6

Mad, Bad and Dangerous?: The Scientist and the Cinema. C. Frayling. Reaktion Books, London, 2005. $35.00 (239 pp.). ISBN 1-86189-255-1

NASA: The Complete Illustrated History. M. Gorn. Merrell, New York, 2005. $39.95 (304 pp.). ISBN 1-85894-254-3

Negative Math: How Mathematical Rules Can Be Positively Bent. A. A. Martínez. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2006. $24.95 (267 pp.). ISBN 0-691-12309-8

Return to the Moon: Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space. H. Schmitt. Copernicus Books/Praxis/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $25.00 (335 pp.). ISBN 0-387-24285-6

The Sky at Einstein’s Feet. W. C. Keel. Springer–Praxis Books in Popular Astronomy. Praxis/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $34.95 paper (246 pp.). ISBN 0-387-26130-3

Sky in a Bottle. P. Pesic. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2005. $24.95 (262 pp.). ISBN 0-262-16234-2

The Access Principle: The Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship. J. Willinsky. Digital Libraries and Electronic Publishing. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2006. $24.95 (287 pp.). ISBN 0-262-23242-1

A Comparison of the Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Systems. R. Dvorak, S. Ferraz-Mello, eds. Proc. colloq., Bad Hofgastein, Austria, Mar. 2004. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005. $129.00 (300 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-4218-3

Saturn and How to Observe It. J. L. Benton Jr. Astronomers’ Observing Guides. Springer-Verlag, London, 2005. $29.95 paper (182 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-887-3

Water and the Search for Life on Mars. D. M. Harland. Springer–Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $29.95 paper (239 pp.). ISBN 0-387-26020-X

Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering. K. H. Knuth, A. E. Abbas, R. D. Morris, J. P. Castle, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 803. Proc. wksp., San José, CA, Aug. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $172.00 (564 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0292-2

Frustrated Spin Systems. H. T. Diep, ed. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2004. $98.00 (599 pp.). ISBN 981-256-091-2

The Mathematical Theory of Minority Games: Statistical Mechanics of Interacting Agents. A. C. C. Coolen. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2005. $124.50 (324 pp.). ISBN 0-19-852080-8

The Statistical Mechanics of Financial Markets. 3rd ed. J. Voit. Texts and Monographs in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005 [2003]. $69.95 (378 pp.). ISBN 3-540-26285-7

Statistical Thermodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications. N. M. Laurendeau. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $90.00 (448 pp.). ISBN 0-521-84635-8

Stochastic Tools in Mathematics and Science. A. J. Chorin, O. H. Hald. Surveys and Tutorials in the Applied Mathematical Sciences 1. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $39.95 paper (147 pp.). ISBN 0-387-28080-4

Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies: A Systematic Approach. A. V. Rao. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $85.00 (509 pp.). ISBN 0-521-85811-9

Foundations of Modern Cosmology. 2nd ed. J. F. Hawley, K. A. Holcomb. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2005 [1998]. $79.95 (554 pp.). ISBN 0-19-853096-X

Partial Differential Equations: Modeling, Analysis, Computation. R. M. M. Mattheij, S. W. Rienstra, J. H. M. ten Thije Boonkkamp. SIAM Monographs on Mathematical Modeling and Computation. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2005. $127.00 paper (665 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-594-6

Principles of Engineering Mechanics. Vol. 2: Dynamics—The Analysis of Motion. M. F. Beatty Jr. Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Science and Engineering 33. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $59.95 (595 pp.). ISBN 0-387-23704-6

Asymptotic Theory of Quantum Statistical Inference: Selected Papers. M. Hayashi, ed. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2005. $84.00 (542 pp.). ISBN 981-256-015-7

Chern–Simons Theory, Matrix Models, and Topological Strings. M. Mariño. International Series of Monographs on Physics 131. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2005. $99.50 (197 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856849-5

Classical and Quantum Orthogonal Polynomials in One Variable. M. E. H. Ismail. Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Its Applications 98. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $140.00 (706 pp.). ISBN 0-521-78201-5

Compendium of Theoretical Physics. A. Wachter, H. Hoeber. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $69.95 (516 pp.). ISBN 0-387-25799-3

Elements for Physics: Quantities, Qualities, and Intrinsic Theories. A. Tarantola. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $99.00 (263 pp.). ISBN 3-540-25302-5

Ernst Equation and Riemann Surfaces: Analytical and Numerical Methods. C. Klein, O. Richter. Lecture Notes in Physics 685. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $59.95 (249 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28589-X

Fourier Transformation for Pedestrians. T. Butz. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $64.95 (201 pp.). ISBN 3-540-23165-X

Frontiers in Field Theory. O. Kovras, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $119.00 (259 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-127-2

Mathematical Tools for Physicists. G. L. Trigg, ed. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2005. $155.00 (676 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40548-8

Max Plus at Work: Modeling and Analysis of Synchronized Systems: A Course on Max-Plus Algebra and Its Applications. B. Heidergott, G. J. Olsder, J. van der Woude. Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2006. $50.00 (213 pp.). ISBN 0-691-11763-2

Number Theory in Science and Communication: With Applications in Cryptography, Physics, Digital Information, Computing, and Self-Similarity. 4th ed. M. R. Schroeder. Springer Series in Information Sciences 7. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006 [1997]. $79.95 (367 pp.). ISBN 3-540-26596-1

Process Physics: From Information Theory to Quantum Space and Matter. R. T. Cahill. Contemporary Fundamental Physics. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $149.00 (215 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-300-3

Progress in String Theory: TASI 2003 Lecture Notes. J. M. Maldacena, ed. Proc. sch., Boulder, CO, June 2003. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2005. $108.00 (548 pp.). ISBN 981-256-406-3

Quantum Field Theory: New Research. O. Kovras, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $129.00 (227 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-509-X

Quantum Field Theory in a Semiotic Perspective. H. G. Dosch, V. F. Müller, N. Sieroka. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse Der Heidelberger Akademie Der Wissenschaften 17. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $24.95 paper (62 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28211-4

Quantum Hall Effect: Expressions. K. N. Shrivastava. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $129.00 (433 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-399-2

Quantum Interferometry in Phase Space: Theory and Applications. M. Suda. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $159.00 (182 pp.). ISBN 3-540-26070-6

Spectral Properties of Banded Toeplitz Matrices. A. Böttcher, S. M. Grudsky. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2005. $95.00 paper (411 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-599-7

Variational Analysis in Sobolev and BV Spaces: Applications to PDEs and Optimization. H. Attouch, G. Buttazzo, G. Michaille. MPS-SIAM Series on Optimization. SIAM, Philadelphia, and Mathematical Programming Society, Philadelphia, 2006. $140.00 paper (634 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-600-4